Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-03-19
EAsrERN AND F6REIGN NEWS.

The British naval squadron at Eialifax is
to be strengthened.
The Canadians deny that they are prepar-
ing Retaliation law.
Work on the new cruisers, the Chicago.
Boston and Atlanta, ID to be resumed.
| 1t is said that nine -terths Of the men who
apply for relief at the london Workhbase are
unmarried.
The Egyptian Miaihef sf,ths I1tAsios has
resigned on accodnt ef seandalsds real estate
speculatioas.
Chicago is Threatened with al advance Of
IS per cent. on the price Of gas, carrying the
cast to 81 IS thousand.
The wife Of Irving Bishop, the diindfesder,.
says her husband 10 crazy, and she Intends to
enter divorce proceedings.
Mrs. James Brown. Potter's FIRST sppear.
ance At the Haymarket Theatre has finally
been fixed fer March zoth.
May minister smoker is the question pre-
cipitated upsn . ministerial association in
New York by one ofits members.
And now the Standard Oil Company is try
ing to control the production and sale Of all
sulphuric acid Used in the country.
The ice jam on the St. Lawrence river is
expected to prove very destructive to property
on both siees Of the river by reason Of foods.
The eighteenth annual reunion Of the So
eiety Of the Army Of the Cumberland will be
held on the nth and 18th Of May at Wash
ington.
Gen. Bou1anger thinks Lord Salisbury
seeks to injure France in ever conceivable
way, but does not intend to Be drawn into
quarrel.
| Artesian wells have been sunk in Algeris
with such success that large tracts Of waste
land have been reclaimed with the water thus
provided.
| The Missouri Legislature refuses to appre.
PIRATE 10000 for the support Of the State
Militia. and the seven regiments in the State
have disbanded.
A Newark. N. j., Belle. Who szipped up
while dancing at a ball = couple Of week ago.
is dying from the result Of the accident, By
which her spine was injured.
I The English war Office authorities have
made arrangements for the transportation
from Canada to London during the coming
season Of LOCO horses for artillery trains.
Gov. Maia of the Portuguese settlement
on the Island Timor, in the Malay archipel<
ago, has been assassinated by natives. Re-
endorsements have been sent to the colsny
from Macao.
The Duchess Of Otrante committed suicide
at Paris Monday from grief at the demise Of
her husband, who was the grandson of
Fouche, Chief of Police during the time Of
first Napoleon.
| Twenty Mormon elders have arrived In
Chattanooga, Tenn, whence they will dis
tribute themselves over the South todrum up
recruits for the seni.annual hegira In March,
There are new 400 such emissaries engaged
in the work.
Isaac Fl. Vincent Of Alabama, default.'
ing treasurer, who has been missing since
1885, having got away with over s2oo, 900 Of
public money. was lodged ia Jail at Mont.
gonery, Ala. yesterday. He was caught
near El Paso,' Texas
Score one for American ordinaace. The
tests for the new S.inch steel rife at Sandy
Hook are said to have established the fact
that the rife is fully equal to the naval gun.
and better than guns Of corresponding caliber
made by forieign manufacturers.
Lioncl Samuel Of London wants to send
5000 Jewish eolonists to Mexico. and the
Government Of that eeantry 10 agreeable.
The proposed eolonists are victims Of Russ
sian persecution, and il is intended 70 dis
tribute them among the agricultural districts.'
The Law in Michigan now is that ''no pie.
ture, painting, OF other representation Of mut.
der assassination, ssabbing, lighting or any
personal violence, Of OF commission Of any
crime. shall be posted. Under penalty Of fine
or Imprisonment"
Judge Lafayette Kirk Of Washingtcff
county, Texas, who recently testified before
the Senatorial Outrage investigating commit.
tee at Washington, haA Seen Indicted. to-
gether with humber Of other einsehs Of
wasbinetoa county. BY the uaited States
Grand Jary on charge Of intimidating
voters.
Ia joint debate recently NJ Bayport.
Mich. between the Rev. John 3. Davis. the
Methodist preacher, and Mormon ''elder,"
general melee ensued. In which the Chair
man of the meeting pulled of his coat and